Mary Frances Garrigus
Mary Frances Garrigus (1891-1918) was Montana's first Native American female lawyer.[1][2]
She was born on August 22, 1891, in Columbus, Montana, to William Garrigus and Margaret Porter.[3] Her Crow ancestry came from her maternal side. She graduated from Billings High School in 1912.[4] In 1918, Garrigus became the first Native American female admitted to practice law in the state upon obtaining her Juris Doctor from the University of Montana Law School, .[5][6] Garrigus died on November 30, 1918, in Billings, Montana, after having contracted the Spanish flu while working as a volunteer nurse.[7][8]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Women in Law" (PDF). Montana Judicial Branch.
- ^ S, Diane; s (2015-08-06). "Mary Frances Garrigus '18". Montana's Early Women Lawyers: Trail-blazing, Big Sky Sisters-in-Law. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- ^ "Mary Frances Garrigus (1891-1918)". Find a Grave.
- ^ "Commencement Week at Billings High School Will Start This Afternoon". The Billings Gazette. May 26, 1912. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- ^ "First Native American woman UM law school grad was an Absarokee girl". Stillwater County News. 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- ^ Szpaller, Keila (15 April 2019). "University of Montana kicks off Indian Law Week". missoulian.com. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- ^ Dedication and History, School of Law, Montana State University, September 6, 1961. School of Law. 1961.
- ^ "Memorial Row". www.umt.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
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- 1891 births
- 1918 deaths
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- 20th-century Native Americans
- Montana lawyers
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- University of Montana alumni
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- 20th-century Native American women
- Deaths from the Spanish flu pandemic in Montana
- People from Columbus, Montana
- Crow people